Fifty Dream Theater fans from the New York area were given the opportunity to perform on the new album in January 2007 through Portnoy’s Internet forum, and have provided chants for at least one of the songs.

In an interview with Tama.com, drummer Mike Portnoy described the album as “Heavy and technical, powerful and dynamic — all of the elements that people kind of expect out of a Dream Theater album. All of the styles and sounds are intact, but we wanted to make it a real sonic explosion. It’s very dramatic and aggressive.”

My Mask I hide behind a mask You can’t see my face Looking at first glance I’m in a happy place The truth is, that’s a lie But you can’t really tell that in the back of my mind I think the world should rot in hell What’s the point of living If we are all going to die What’s the point of being happy If in [...]